health
to your health
· Mar 2021
A Chinese telehealth company, Ping An Good Doctor, launched a staff-free one-minute clinic last year, and now they’re expanding to 1,000 units across 8 provinces. This seems like a worthwhile investment in health! “The clinics currently provide online consultations for more than 2,000 common diseases, and can immediately answer tens of thousands of medical and health queries for users, with an international standard accuracy level. Every One-minute Clinic has more…
under the microscope
· Feb 2021
A game changer for health if this makes it out of the lab. “Scientists have developed a thin, flexible skin patch, worn on the neck, that can provide all-in-one health monitoring capabilities, including the wearer’s heart rate, blood pressure and glucose levels.” | learn more
under the microscope
· Feb 2021
“A new observational study is building on a body of data finding a correlation between afternoon naps and improved mental agility. The research hypothesizes afternoon naps may help moderate age-related neuroinflammation helping keep the brain healthy.” | learn more
under the microscope
· Jan 2021
“A new study has investigated the anti-obesity effects of a specific strain of gut bacteria. From preclinical animal studies to a placebo-controlled human trial, the research suggests a novel bacterial strain may confer several metabolic benefits.” | learn more
fun facts
· Oct 2020
If you had forced me to guess before reading, I would have certainly been wrong. Maybe you’re in the same boat? | learn more
under the microscope
· Sep 2020
This isn’t about step counting and heart rate monitoring – it’s much more. I want to use the word incredible to describe these breakthroughs, but they are in fact quite credible. That’s what makes this so awesome! | learn more
book recommendations
· Jul 2020
“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.” - Joseph Heller, Catch 22 What if we treated aging as a disease? Already you can imagine the controversy. It would feel wrong to call granny sick just because she’s old. Aging has always been integral to the human experience. Generations of forefathers lived predictable lifespans with predictable maximums. David Sinclair, a researcher at Professor at Harvard Medical School,…
tech, startups, internet
· Jan 2020
Tom Tunguz analyzed the venture market to understand where in the cycle we are. “We are 12 years into the longest bull market in US history and this bullishness has powered the venture market. Investors deployed $117 billion in 2019 up from $106 billion in 2018.. This market has grown 20% over the last five years. It’s been go, go, go for nearly a decade.” | learn more
to your health
· Jan 2020
If I say “think of your body,” what do you picture? Your eyes? Your heart? Your toes? Do you think about your bacteria? Perhaps you should; current science suggests our microbes are as much “us” as our brain or fingertips. Countless microorganisms live in and on our bodies. Emerging studies into the human “microbiome” impact how we view our bodies and our health. “Microbiome” refers to the combined genomes of…
to your health
· Jun 2019
“Some patient advocates say your doctor’s notes offer insights you might never hear from your physician, putting patient and provider on the same page.” | learn more